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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Angel (fragment of the Baronci Altarpiece)

🖼 Angel (fragment of the Baronci Altarpiece), 1500-01
Oil on wood
57 × 36 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork renders an ethereal figure in luminous profile, wings folded delicately against draped fabric. This Renaissance fragment exemplifies Raphael's mastery of divine grace, influencing centuries of religious iconography through its serene spirituality and technical perfection.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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